Question | Answer |
The Incan empire stretched from Ecuador south along the ______ coast though Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina | Pacific |
The city of ______ now present day Peru, was the Incan center of government. a Spanish explorer who visited this city described it as large and handsome enough to compare to any city in Spain | Cuzco |
An extensive system of ______ helped the Incas govern their vast empire | roads |
Incan officials counted people in the empire so they could be ______ | taxed |
The main god of the Incas was Inti, the ____ god | sun |
In the 1500s, the Incas were conquered by the _____ | Spanish |
Descendants of the Incas still live in present-day _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ | Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Peru |
Define Aqueduct | a pipe or channel designed to carry waster from a distant source. |
Define quipu | Knotted string that Incan used to record information such as birth dates or death dates |
Mayan location | South Mexico and Central America |
Mayan peak years | 300 AD- 900 AD |
Mayan main cities | Copan and Tikal |
Mayan main achievements | Agriculture, accurate calendar, hieroglyphics, number system |
Aztec Location | Valley of Mexico and Lake Texcoco |
Aztec peak years | 1100 AD- late 1400s AD |
Aztec main city | Tenochtitlan |
Aztec main achievements | Medicines, astronomers, hieroglyphics, jewelry pottery garments sculpture |
define hieroglyphics | Mayan writing using signs and symbols |
define maize | main food eaten by Mayas, a type of corn |